Definitions for containment
kənˈteɪn məntcon·tain·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. containmentnoun

   a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully

   "containment of communist expansion was a central principle of United States' foreign policy from 1947 to the 1975"

2. containmentnoun

   (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor

3. containmentnoun

   the act of containing; keeping something from spreading

   "the containment of the AIDS epidemic"; "the containment of the rebellion"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Containmentnoun

   the act of containing.

2. Containmentnoun

   (Diplomacy) the act or policy of restricting the influence or territorial growth of a hostile nation. The policy of containment is employed when the defeat of a hostile nation or overthrow of its government is considered impractical or too costly.

3. Containmentnoun

   the act of restricting some deleterious substance within a confined space, especially when such material is released unintentionally or by accident; as, containment of nuclear waste; containment of an oil spill. Also used attributively, as a containment boom.

4. Containmentnoun

   a structure surrounding a nuclear power plant designed to prevent release of radioactive materials into the environment in the event of an accident.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. containmentnoun

   the act of containing or something contained

2. containmentnoun

   a policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War

3. containmentnoun

   a physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant.

4. containmentnoun

   an inclusion

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Containment

   Containment was a geopolitical strategic foreign policy pursued by the United States during the Cold War to prevent the spread of communism after the end of World War II. The name was loosely related to the term cordon sanitaire, which was containment of the Soviet Union in the interwar period. As a component of the Cold War, this policy caused a response from the Soviet Union to increase communist influence in Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Containment represented a middle-ground position between détente (relaxation of relations) and rollback (actively replacing a regime). The basis of the doctrine was articulated in a 1946 cable by U.S. diplomat George F. Kennan during the post-World War II term of U.S. President Harry S. Truman. As a description of U.S. foreign policy, the word originated in a report Kennan submitted to US Defense Secretary James Forrestal in 1947, which was later used in a magazine article.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Containmentnoun

   that which is contained; the extent; the substance

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1. Containment

   Containment was a United States policy to prevent the spread of communism abroad. A component of the Cold War, this policy was a response to a series of moves by the Soviet Union to enlarge communist influence in Eastern Europe, China, Korea, Africa, and Vietnam. It represented a middle-ground position between appeasement and rollback. The basis of the doctrine was articulated in a 1946 cable by U.S. diplomat George F. Kennan. As a description of U.S. foreign policy, the word originated in a report Kennan submitted to U.S. Defense Secretary James Forrestal in 1947, a report that was later used in a magazine article. It is a translation of the French cordon sanitaire, used to describe Western policy toward the Soviet Union in the 1920s. The word containment is associated most strongly with the policies of U.S. President Harry Truman, including the establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a mutual defense pact. Although President Dwight Eisenhower toyed with the rival doctrine of rollback, he refused to intervene in the Hungarian Uprising of 1956. President Lyndon Johnson cited containment as a justification for his policies in Vietnam. President Richard Nixon, working with advisor Henry Kissinger, followed a policy called détente, or relaxation of tensions. This involved expanded trade and cultural contacts, as well as the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks.

Matched Categories

1. • Physics
   • Policy
   • Restraint
   • System

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of containment in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of containment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of containment in a Sentence

1. Ian Lindsey:

   The authorities have been working overtime to put down a containment area and they were here last night ready to defend us, but there wasn't a lot of fire really, anyone who needed to had retreated. I'm not surprised, last weekend was intense.

2. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   As of this moment, this (containment) is being done in the best possible way, but the challenge is yet ahead of us given the weather conditions, the winds and the extreme heat.

3. Foreign Minister Qin:

   The US claims it seeks to compete with China but does not seek conflict. But in reality, the so-called ‘competition’ by the US is all-round containment and suppression, a zero-sum game of life and death, containment and suppression will not make America great, and the US will not stop the rejuvenation of China.

4. Cal Fire:

   Firefighting personnel continue to aggressively work in treacherous terrain, providing structure defense and improving containment lines. All road closures will remain closed. The terrain is brush covered, rugged and steep, with difficult access.

5. Francisco Ferreira:

   The risk of the highest case of economic impact of Ebola has been reduced because of the success of containment in some countries. It has not gone to zero because a great level of preparedness and focus is still needed, I would say the outlook has moved closer to the lower case of $3-$4 billion, than the upper case.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=containment
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=containment
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Containment
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Containment
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/containment
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=containment